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30 hours
a) Official GRE scores b) Unofficial transcripts c) Three letters of recommendation. d) Statement of purpose regarding professional experience and career goals, not to exceed two single-spaced typed pages. e) Resume/CV
Students will complete 30 hours of coursework comprised of: a) 4 courses in art education b) 2 research courses (one course about research methods and one that allows time for the development of your Area of Emphasis Portfolio) c) 4 courses (selected in consultation with your advisor) in an area of emphasis
Choose 12 credit hour(s) from the following:
| ARED 4010/6010 | Art Criticism and Aesthetic Understanding | 3 |
| ARED 4350S/6350S | Elementary Curriculum in Art Education – Writing Intensive | 3 |
| ARED 4360S/6360S | Secondary Curriculum in Art Education – Writing Intensive | 3 |
| ARED 5310/7310 | Critically and Culturally Responsive Art Education | 3 |
| ARED 7370 * | Curriculum Theory and Practice in Art Education | 3 |
| ARED 5500/7500 | Introduction to Museum Education | 3 |
| ARED 8370 * | Curriculum Theory in Art Education | 3 |
| ARED 8410 | History of Art Education | 3 |
| ARED 8430 | Topics in Art Education | 3 |
| ARED 8460 | Theoretical Perspectives in Art Education | 3 |
| ARED 9630 | Writing Critique in Art Education | 3 |
*Only one of these courses may be taken to fulfill this requirement.
Choose 6 credit hour(s) from the following:
Note: These courses should be chosen in consultation with you Art Education Advisor.
| ARED 7650 | Applied Project in Art Education | 1-12 |
| ARED 8990 | Research Seminar in Art Education | 1-6 |
| ERSH 4200/6200 | Methods of Research in Education | 3 |
| ETAP(QUAL)(ERSH) 7500 | Action Research | 3 |
| LLED 8055 | Youth Participatory Action Research | 3 |
| LLED 8590 | Arts-Based Inquiry in Diverse Learning Communities | 3 |
| QUAL 8400 | Qualitative Research Traditions | 3 |
Choose 12 credit hour(s) from the following:
ARST 6000-level or above (must be approved by Art Education Advisor)
| CMLT(AFST)(LACS) 4545/6545 | Comparative Postcolonial Studies | 3 |
| EDAP 4170/6170 | Education Law and Professional Ethics | 3 |
| EDAP 7020 | Instructional Leadership for School Improvement | 3 |
| EDAP 7030 | Developing, Supporting, and Sustaining a Positive Learning Community | 3 |
| EDAP 7040 | Educational Law and Ethical Leadership | 3 |
| EDAP 7060 | Policies, Systems, and Resources for Educational Enterprises | 3 |
| EDAP 7070 | Curriculum Development and Evaluation | 3 |
| EDEL(EDEC) 8260 | Post-Structural Theory and Early Childhood and Elementary Education | 3 |
| EDEL 7010 | Trends and Issues in Elementary Education | 3 |
| EDEL 7020 | Theory and Curriculum in Elementary Education | 3 |
| EDEL(WMST) 8400 | Introduction to Feminism and Feminist Teaching and Learning in P-12 and University Contexts | 3 |
| EDMG(ETAP) 7060S | Theory and Practice of Service-Learning in P-12 Settings | 3 |
| EDUC 7040 | History of Education in the United States | 3 |
| EDUC 7120 | Sociological Theories of Education | 3 |
| EPSY 6010 * | Foundations of Human Development for Education | 3 |
| EPSY 4011/6011 * | Foundations of Human Development for Education | 3 |
| EPSY 7060 | Assessment of Gifted Children and Youth | 3 |
| EPSY 7110 | Characteristics of Gifted Children and Youth | 3 |
| EPSY 7240 | Creativity: Instructional Procedures and Problem Solving Processes | 3 |
| EPSY 8160 | Special Topics in Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EPSY 8220 | Theories of Creativity | 3 |
| ETAP 7045 | Special Topics in Education Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ETAP 5120/7120 | Children's Social Lives | 3 |
| ETAP 7310 | Critical Studies in Educational Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ETAP 5320/7320 | Sociopolitical Perspectives on Assessment | 3 |
| ETAP 7550 | The History of Teachers and Teaching in the United States | 3 |
| ETAP 7600 | Hip Hop Pedagogy: Possibilities, Challenges, and Social Justice | 3 |
| ETAP 7610E | Classroom Management in Culturally Responsive Classrooms | 3 |
| ETAP 5700/7700 | Sustainability Education: Promising Practices | 3 |
| ETAP 8045 | Special Topics in Education Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ETAP 8140 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Learning Environments for Children and Young Adolescents | 3 |
| ETAP 8150 | Research and Theory in Family-School-Community Interactions | 3 |
| ETAP 8180 | Research in Multicultural Teacher Education | 3 |
| ETAP 8190 | Mentoring in Learning to Teach | 3 |
| ETAP(EDUC) 8460 | The Ecological Context of Urban Education | 3 |
| ETAP 8560 | New Materialism and New Empiricism in Educational Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ETAP 8585 | Foucault and Education | 3 |
| ETAP 8595 | Derrida, Deconstruction, and Education | 3 |
| ETAP 8700 | Psychoanalysis and Education | 3 |
| HDFS(PSYC) 8920 | Behavior Problems in Children | 3 |
| JRMC(WMST) 8070 | Media Culture and Diversity | 3 |
| LLED 6310 | Survey of Diverse Literature in Schools and Society | 3 |
| LLED 7335 | Critical Readings of Picturebooks | 3 |
| LLED 5312/7312 | Poetry, Grades P-8 | 3 |
| LLED 7504 | Reflective Practices and Performances in the TESOL and WLE Classroom | 3 |
| LLED 5710/7710 | Writing Cultures: A Poetry Workshop for Creative Educators | 3 |
| LLED 7910E | New Literacies | 3 |
| LLED 8200 | Critical Pedagogies | 3 |
| LLED 8330E | Popular Culture in Literacy Classrooms | 3 |
| LLED 8650 | Translingual Memoir | 3 |
| LLED 8710 | An Advanced Poetry Workshop for Interdisciplinary Understanding | 3 |
| LLOD(WMST) 8180 | Feminist Pedagogy | 3 |
| PSYC 6110 | Basic Learning Processes | 3 |
| PSYC 6210 | Individual Differences | 3 |
| SOCI(AFAM) 8370 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| WMST(AFAM) 4060/6060 | Black Feminism | 3 |
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WMST 4070/6070
Critical Thinking
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North American Asian Feminisms | 3 |
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WMST 4100/6100
Analytical Thinking
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Queer Theories | 3 |
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WMST 4170S/6170S
Critical Thinking
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Environment, Gender, Race, and Class | 3 |
| WMST 8030 | Transnational Gender Studies | 3 |
| WMST 8100 | LGBTQ Studies | 3 |
Other courses may be taken to fulfill this requirement with department approval. *Only one of these courses may be taken to fulfill this requirement. For cross-listed courses, the graduate level course should be taken.
(These can fulfill requirements in Area B or C)
| ETAP(QUAL) 8040 | Video Ethnography of Education | 3 |
| ETAP(QUAL) 8100 | Historical Inquiry and Research Methodologies | 3 |
| QUAL 8150 | Archival Research Methods in Special Collections | 3 |
| QUAL 8410 | Designing Qualitative Research | 3 |
| QUAL 8420 | Analyzing Qualitative Data | 3 |
| QUAL 8520 | Interviewing Research | 3 |
| QUAL 8525 | Narrative Inquiry | 3 |
| QUAL(EDHI) 8530 | Case Study Research | 3 |
| QUAL 8535 | Oral History Research Methods | 3 |
| QUAL 8540 | Ethnographic Research Methods | 3 |
| QUAL(ETAP) 8555 | Interpretive Research with Children | 3 |
| QUAL 8575 | Mixed Methods Approaches to Research | 3 |
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.
Offers eligibility for an upgraded T-6 Georgia teaching certification for those working in PK-12 schools.